Based on outrageous designs by Jim Lee and impressive drawings by Travis Charest, Project Wolverine brings you an all new series of Wildcats action figures. When questioned as to why, the answer was simple:

Generic Custom Con Interviewer: So of all the licenses to make figures from, why Wildcats?
Wolv296 Studios: Well, long story short, I wanted to capture the way Charest draws the ‘Cats. I first caught his work in Wildcats v2, and could not turn away. This brought me back to Moore’s excellent run, and Charest’s take on Jim Lee’s original designs. I decided to go with the more super hero look rather than the more down to earth designs being formed in 2.0 and later 3.0.
GCCI: Interesting. A lot of people seem to love Alan Moore…why are these issues not so familiar?
WS: It could be in part that they still have those crazy superhero designs that Image was rank with in the 90’s. This run is seriously good, and people should not be deceived by the crazy outfits the characters wear.
GCCI: Wildcats 3.0 got a lot of hullabaloo (editor’s note, yes they did say hullabaloo) but was never widely acclaimed and got cancelled before its prime. I know fans would love some figures from this series. Why not 3.0?
WS: As I said before, they lost that fun put-on-a-costume-and-fight-crime edge that happened back in 1.0 and in the beginning of 2.0.
GCCI: These sculpts are nice, and the articulation is really in there. What is the basis of the design?
WS: With the immense popularity of the hyper articulated Marvel Legends and Street Fighter figures, I decided to edge that way. Rather than a McF Toys statuesque design to fit in with Image characters, I used the articulation to fit them in with Wildstorm/DC figures, as that is their new universe.
GCCI: I noticed the pack-out. You’ve got 1 big guy, 1 female, 2 generic men….is this on purpose?
WS: Good spotting. I wanted to keep this first series well rounded, instead of just using all guys, or all small people, I wanted to vary it as much as possible, and I think each series can stay varied with the amount of characters that have appeared in Wildcats.
GCCI: Excellent, well I wish you luck with the revamped series; they look to be a refreshing change from the original Playmates figures. Here’s hoping you make it past series 1.
WS: With any luck. Thanks for your time.

Grifter Always the rogue of the team, he’s changed costumes more times than any other team member. The only human member, with just his impressive arsenal of weapons, he is still a fitting addition to the team. Grifter features 35 points of articulation, and an arsenal of weapons, so don’t complain about shooting positions!

Maul The powerhouse of the team, he can grow or shrink in size. This is inversely proportionate to his brain mass however, and if he gets too big, he gets dumb! Maul features 34 points of articulation, and is ready to do any battle pose necessary.

Warblade With the power to form almost any shape with his metallic body structure, he is arguably the most powerful member of the team. With the Kheran war over, and his future in question, he finds his own path without the team. Warblade has 29 points of articulation, for all your acrobatic poses.

Voodoo A daemonite half-breed, unbeknownst to others for the longest time, she is the telepath of the team. Never really into the superhero aspect, she finds her own life away from the ‘cats near the end of the series. Voodoo is overcompensated with 29 points of articulation, so you might as well go crazy posing her too.

Series 1 is slated to include Maul, Grifter, Warblade, and Voodoo. It will hit stores late November in preparation for the dreaded Christmas season.

Also, be sure to see our joint company’s lineup of Wildstorm’s more popular team, the Authority. Series 1, featuring Apollo, Midnighter, Jack Hawksmoor, and the Doctor hit stores with big success. Unfortunately the only prototype available for photography from series 2 was unavailable, so I leave you with pictures to show how well our new Wildcats series will fit in with your Authority figures.